Richard Hammond
Octane
|250 - April 2024
Top Gear and The Grand Tour star who now runs DriveTribe and The Smallest Cog classic vehicle restoration workshop
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1 I've wanted an E-type ever since I first sat in one at a Birmingham car dealership as a child. My car is a 1962 roadster sold new by the Jaguar racer and dealer Peter Lindner and I wouldn't change a thing. I tell myself that if everything goes wrong, then at least I'll still have an E-type.
2 I was wearing this Rolex Sea-Dweller when I infamously crashed the Rimac during a hillclimb. We went end-over-end and my hand was trapped under the seatbelt, so I had to ditch the watch. The car was burning for days with thermal runaway (Rimac has now fixed this, note!) so the watch burned, too. Rimac later presented it back to me in a display case.
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Schwarz Etienne Geometry
A metalwork sculpture for the more discerning wrist
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Ferdinand Berthoud Naissance d'une Montre 3
Watchworld, like the classic car world, is working to protect its traditional skills
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A properly grand tour
2005 Maserati 4200GT
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ART OF THE ESTATE
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6 mins
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Mike Parkes
Ferrari works driver - and co-creator of the Hillman Imp
3 mins
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Lorry-loads of fun
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1 mins
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Simon Owen
The Scalextric head of brand has a deep love of motorsport
3 mins
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GIORGETTO GIUGIARO
He was crowned Designer of the Century in 1999. Now it's time for the great Giugiaro to look back on his stellar career
11 mins
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New body set to protect and police historic racing
A NEW NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation has been set up to 'preserve the rich legacy of motorsport and promote historic car racing on an international level.
1 min
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Hang on lads, I've got a great idea...
There could be a quick buck to be made from buying DB Astons in the UK and selling in the US
2 mins
January 2026
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